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PRIVATE VIEWING

SEE. There are four main sections:

Contemporary, Modern, Residents,

and the new gallery Bawwaba. The

latter features 10 solo presentations

addressing themes of global migration,

socioeconomic structures and identity.

SHARE. Get involved in the programme

of talks – a highlight is the Modern

Symposium’s 60-minute masterclasses

mapping out the cultural shifts and

trends instigated by Baghdad, Beirut,

Dakar and Lahore in the 20th century.

STAY. Join the creative set staying at the

four hotels on-site at Madinat Jumeirah.

From the family-friendly Jumeirah Mina

A’Salam to the Arabian styled Jumeirah

Dar Al Masyaf summerhouses, you won’t

have to suffer for your art.

Gilded masterpiece

If you’re a fan of the artistic movement of the Dutch Golden Age, you’ll be eager

to see the new Rembrandt acquisition at Louvre Abu Dhabi. The rare masterpiece,

Head of a Young Man, is one of the finest examples of Rembrandt’s seven surviving

oil sketches from the Face of Jesus group, and marks the first work by the Dutch

Master known to have been acquired for a public collection in the Gulf region. It’ll

be displayed permanently at the museum following its inclusion in the exhibition

Rembrandt, Vermeer & the Dutch Golden Age: Masterpieces from The Leiden

Collection and the Musée du Louvre, which is taking place until 18 May.

HOLD YOUR GAZE
Featuring more than 90 galleries from 41 countries, Art Dubai is back (20-23 March) with a brand-new
structure, giving you greater access to artists and galleries from non-Western geographies

Art aficionados have another reason to travel this month, as the region

lifts the lid on a number of exciting events and acquisitions

Psst! Over in

Bahrain, ArtBAB

2019 (Art Bahrain

Across Borders)

is taking place

from 6-10 March

at Bahrain

Exhibitions &

Convention Centre,

shining a light on

the kingdom’s

contemporary

art scene.

Rembrandt van Rijn.

Head of a young

man, with clasped

hands: Study of the

Figure of Christ, ca.

1648-56. Oil and oak

panel. 25.5 x 20.1 cm.

© Louvre Abu Dhabi

/ Photo by Seeing

Things – Ismail Noor

Base – by Valentin Korzhov

Chourouk Hriech, Exhibition view "De quoi ce monde

est-il le miroir?", 2017. Courtesy: ©Nicolas Giraud-Cacc,

courtesy of the artist Galerie Anne-Sarah Bénichou

Art Dubai Modern Symposium 2018,

courtesy of Photo Solutions

Gulf Arabian Suite, Jumeirah Dar Al Masyaf